Description

GREAT AMWELL HILLSIDE LANE
TL 3712 (north side)

12/31 Great Amwell village
Old School House 70 metres
south-east of parish church

GV II

Former village school and master's house now linked as a private
house. Foundation stone 1857, but present buildings probably
1875 (VCH (1912) 414). Red brick: red tile roofs, some tile
hanging. A high single-storey schoolroom lying E-W with 2 lower
wings on N side, roof carried down over enclosed porch on W side
of NW wing. Very tall chimneys with many steps on plan carried
up full height to multi stepped corbelled tops. 2 chimneys at NW
are bridged by a small roof at half-height, from which the bell
is suspended. Large wooden mullioned and transomed windows in
gables and carried above eaves on N side with flatter pitched
roof. Some gables half-hipped, one and a half storeys house on E
with same materials and detailing and wooden oriel in N gable.
The school has a low plinth and a moulded band below the windows.
A picturesque building overlooking the churchyard.

Listing NGR: TL3722312441

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26365733

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Recommended Books

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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair